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FROM BEIJING TO TAIPEI: The Beijing Temple Fair kicks off in Taipei on February 28, showing traditional temple fair activities (WU JINGTENG) |
Online Citizenship
The People's Daily, the newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), urged Internet companies and influential social media users to take responsibility in safeguarding a "clean, healthy and dynamic" cyberspace on March 4.
The paper said in an editorial that "collective life" online is based on free choice by Internet users and full of varied content and information.
According to the editorial, e-commerce companies should clear counterfeit goods from their platforms and search engines should not promote bidding rank. It also said it is illegal for websites to ignore the spread of false or pornographic information.
China had 648 million Internet users by the end of 2014. The large online market comes with huge responsibilities, the article said.
It warned that those who only focus on temporary and trivial gains may damage their reputations and lose great opportunities to develop.
Pollution Control
China's Ministry of Science and Technology started planning for a five-year air pollution prevention and control project, the ministry announced on March 3.
A draft blueprint for the project has been published on the ministry's website and the ministry is soliciting public comment.
According to the draft, the focus of air pollution control in China should be shifted from simply responding to heavy smog to a coordinated scheme to prevent both PM2.5--airborne particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter--and ozone (O3).
Air pollution monitoring and management practices will be shifted from the city level to a regional scale, the draft said.
According to the draft, the project will be carried out starting this year until 2020.
Museum Rules
Non-state-owned museums will receive the same treatment as state-owned institutions in establishment, management, and supportive taxation and financial policies, according to newly released regulations.
The regulations on museums, signed by Premier Li Keqiang, will take effect on March 20, said a statement issued on March 2 by the State Council, China's cabinet.
The rules detail the requirements for establishing museums and procedures for museum operations from founding to end of service.
The rules emphasize protection and management of collections and stipulate measures to boost the role of museums in education and research.